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Originally Posted by Gigot2000
I wouldn't say that Vortex sprockets are useless as that. For a racer that has the money to change his sprockets every race and for whom every fraction of a second counts, I think they are great, mainly because he needs to take out those extra pounds. Dunno if you l ever compare a steel vs aluminum sprocket, but it's big.
But for probably most FZ6 riders, this is a waste of money (or, like you said, think they need it). I know, I did the change. Changed the rear sprocket for a +2 Vortex. The added teeth are simply great, but the aluminum sprocket lasted 6000 miles which is less than a set of tire. Let me tell you that I changed it for a steel one! I kept the added teeth though... 
I'm now riding with -1/+2 and still 530 and quite happy with it. I'm not even sure there's a real difference in fuel consumption. |
I never meant to imply they were useless. What I was saying was, they probably make most of their money off of riders, who
think they need lighter chains and sprockets.
I did the -1 on the front sprocket on my ducati monster and it cleans up the factory gearing (done to pass EPA noise regs). It now accelerates like a bat out of hell.
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